Changes in lymphocyte phenotype and increased skin allograft survival after FTY720+FK506 therapy

Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia

Camila T. Lopes²  Léa B. L. Silva²  Patricia M. Cury²  Emmanuel A. Burdmann²  Valquiria Bueno¹ 

[1] ,Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto SP

关键词: Mice;    skin allotransplantation;    rejection;    immunosuppression;    flow cytometry;    Camundongo;    alotransplante de pele;    rejeição;    imunossupressão;    citometria de fluxo;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-84842008000300005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The development of new drugs to be associated with calcineurin inhibitors and promote additional immunosuppression with fewer side effects is the goal in transplantation. FTY720 is a new synthetic compound which presents immunomodulatory properties which are not fully understood. It has been reported that the main mechanism of action of FTY720 is to reduce the peripheral lymphocyte count by redirecting these cells toward secondary lymphoid organs. Skin allograft transplantation in a fully mismatched strain combination was used to investigate the potential of FTY720 alone or in combination with a calcineurin inhibitor - FK506 - in preventing rejection. The number and phenotype of immune system cells was also evaluated. FTY720 alone or in combination with FK506 provided significant skin allograft survival. FTY720+FK506 therapy was associated with decreases of total lymphocyte numbers in spleen and blood, and increases in apoptosis levels in splenocytes. In FTY720 isolated treatment, a significant decrease in the CD4 expression and significantly lower expressions of MHC II and ICAM-1 molecules were observed in spleen lymphocytes. Despite of allograft survival being the same in both FTY720 and FTY720+FK506 treated groups, the association of drugs was associated with the absence of macroscopic skin necrosis for a longer period than the other treatments (FTY720, FK506) and histology showed less cell infiltration. Our results suggest that a decrease of effector T cells due to elevated levels of apoptosis and impairment in the appearance of antigens were events associated with FTY720+FK506 administration.

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